The Qima Foundation

Analysis

The Qima Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The Qima Foundation reported income of £76k and spending of £83k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2025, income grew from £23k to £76k (+222%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 345%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Qima Foundation sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Friends of Kehillas Shivtei Yeshurun (£76k), Daarul Arqam Education & Welfare Trust (£76k) and Grovehill Neighbourhood Association (£75k).